Keynote Presentation: Value of Eco-services and the Organization

Dr. Pogutz applies critical concepts of ecology and biophysical principles to management studies, aiming to bridge the divide between greening management studies and ecological sustainability. He will introduce an integrated theoretical model of ecosystem embeddedness of organizations and suggest three clusters of sustainable strategies that firms can use to achieve long-term competitive advantage. He argues that firms depend on ecosystem health and ecosystem services, while simultaneously impacting ecosystem as a byproduct of their operation. He combines the constructs of organizational ecosystem dependence and organizational ecosystem impact and tries to capture the interdependence of relationships between human organizations and nature.

Presenter: Dr. Stefano Pogutz